5/1/09

We have traveled to mid-Ohio to look at sustainable agriculture practices.   Today I found myself in a conversation with several social-justice oriented farmers.   One said that we so take for granted having access to fresh drinking water, while … Continue reading

2/4/09

Just finished an article about “Hip Hop” music.   It ran in National Geographic.   Writer James McBride categorizes some of Hip Hop as “social commentary.”   And he went to Dakar, Senegal, to search for the African roots of … Continue reading

1/9/09

We’re back in Cleveland for part of the winter and Liz and I coached in an indoor soccer league at the neighborhood Rec. Center.   The kids, as usual, were spirited, competetive and several of them we’re awful   good … Continue reading